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Btato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.: ,
George B. Tzschuck, secretary of Tho Bco
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that tho actual number of full and
comploto conic of Tho Dally. Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee, printed during
tho month of .Mnrcn, ww, was as iomows;
1 27,:iB0
2 87,1500
3 27,470
4 117.085
6 27,000
6 28.470
7 28,000
8 27,100
9 27,200
10 87.rt.10
11 ,....27,233
12 27,200
ii 27,140
II 27,070
15..- 27,200
17 27,050
18 27,007
19 27,050
20 27,800
II.., 27,020
22 ,....27,070
23 27,700
U 27,070
25 28,100
26 27,810
27 28,200
23 20,180
29 28,470
30 28.400
21 28,020
14 20,070
Total 800,147
Ica unsold nnd returned copies... lo.UOB
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day of April, A. D. 1900.
M. B. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Tho trust managers will find no com
fort In reading tho platforms adopted
by tho various republican state conven
tions. For an aggravated case of rabid ,Roso
waterphobla gazo nt tho popocratlc
newspaper champion of tbo, "sugar, and
oil firm." m
For. an aggravated caso of rabid Rose
watorphobla gazo at tho popocratlc
nowupapcr champion of tho "sugar and
oil firm."
Tho. Bcason Is now on for tho man
with hallstono stories. It Is too early
to tip oft winners at present, but the
first round has brought out some likely
cntrlea.
Tho popocratlo organ Is now driving
nails Into tho Roscwatcr coffin. A little
while ago It was writing his political
epitaph. "Why not wait until tho date
for thq funeral has been set?
Tho quiet which has settled down
over tho etato houso at Lincoln would
seem to indicate that tho occupants' hUd
tho pins set up to. their liking and were
not doslrous of drawing any tiro.
Colonol Bryan declares that his de
cision to remain away from Kansas pity
during tho democratic national conven
tlon la final. Ho will bco to It, however,
that ho 'has a long distance telephone
handy whllo tho band is playing.
Should tho present sham reformers re
tain control of tho Stato Board of Trans
portation Mr. Yelser's telephone will bo
in working order about tlio samo time
that ho makes his triumphant entry as
governor into tho executlvo mansion.
If the suggestion Is riot out of-place
Tho Bco ventures tho opinion that tho
most crying demand for 'a new pave
ment" in Omaha is that for one on liar
ney street west from Sixteeenth past the
'Boyd theater nn,d tho public library.
Tho weather man is evidently get
ting In practice to entertain properly
tho Methodist gen oral conferonco which
meets in Chicago noxt month. If tlio
Chicago man falls down, his Omaha
friend will bo in a position to help him
out. '
Hon. Thomas Watson Informs Inquir
ing populists that ho now knows "whore
ho Is at," and that any effort to "Induce
him to mix up in politics will bo futile,
Thomas Is not of the. Nebraska brand of
populists, for ho knows wheu ho has
had enough. . .
If nil tho powers commence prodding
tho sultan ho will need a lnrger cage,
Ho stands somo show of keeping out
of reach now, but when tho prods come
from all directions his condition will
bo hopeless with tho exchequer as at
present situated.
Colonel Bryan Is home nfenln, express
ing confidence- that tho democrats will
carry Washington nnd tho' entire coast
states. It wjll bo remembered that
Bryan expressed tho samo confidence tu
1800 thatiho would havo tho electoral
voto to land him In tho Whlto House.
Congressman Sutherland says thnt ho
does not know W. S. Morion, whom
tho republicans havo nominated for
congress In tho Fifth district, Should
Sutherland recolvo tho popocratlc nomi
nation for tlio samo olllco ho will learn
'considerable botween now and election
day.
Auditor Cornell makes a humiliating
confesslou when ho states thnt In giv
ing out tho lnsumuco notices for pub
lication ho simply remembered his
friends. As only t,wo papers were fa
vored tho clrclo of tho auditor's friends
and supporters nmong tho fusion press
conuot bo lnrgo enough to bo oppressive.
Local populists of tho fusion brand
hopo to Btop Wio, delegates going through
to Soux Falls longeuough to whisper
a fow things into their ears. Sioux
Falls Is Inclined to object, but they
need not bo alarmed, aB It Is Intended
to furnish tho visitors a menl for $1, so
tho delegates should havo somethln
loft when they reach South Dukota.
Pennsylvania hepuhlivans. U
The filelloiml llKlil n tlid republican
party of I'cntiHylvniilii. will undoubtedly
bo lnteiisllled by Hie United States sen-
nto'a rejection of Mr Quay, but the con-
Met will not appreciably affect tho vote
on the national ticket. The republican
stntn convention earnestly endorsed tlic
"McKlnlcy administration and Instructed
tho delegates to vote for bis rcnomlnn
tlon. Tho Hplrlt of tho party was
shown hi the nddr6ss of tho chairman
of tho convention, who said It Is the
duty of tho republicans of Pennsyl
vania to present a solid body, without
friction In tho ranks, In support of the
administration of President McKlnlcy.
No president since Lincoln," ho de
clared, "has bad such responsibility In
handling now, untried nnd Important
matters. Ho deserves our confidence,
our help nnd our, support." This was
enthusiastically received by tho conven
tion and there can be no doubt that the
party will plvo tlio republican national
ticket next November an overwhelm
ing majority.
Tho factional fight will bo mainly
directed to legislative candidates and
promises to J5o bitter. Tho state con
vention endorsed Quny nnd expressed
confidence In his leadership, so that
thoso who thought his rejection by tho
scnato would cud bis political career
will find him a pretty lively factor In
tho coming campaign.
INDEPENDENCE BEFORE ANNEXATION
General Itlvera, who has Just resigned
tho post of secrctnry of ngrlculture, In
dustry nnd commerco In tho cabinet of
Governor General Wood, Is a represent
atlvo Cuban who perhaps knows popu
lar sentiment there us well as nny of tho
political leaders, 'in a public statement
mado after tho acceptanco of his resig
nation Itlvera said that if tho United
States government wishes to annex
Cuba It will have to do so by force of
arms; that tho Cubans will not consent
to slide Into annexation without resist
ance; that ovcntunlly Cuba would prob
ably ask for annexation, but she must
first pass through tho stage of Inde
pendence.
Thcro Is, of course, no good reason
why anyono In Cuba should doubt the
Intention of this government to let the
island havo independence. The repented
(assurances of tho purpose of tho United
States in this respect Bhould have re
moved all distrust or misgivings. Kven
In his letter to Rivera, Governor General
Wood said that "tho reorganization of
tho country .and tho establishment of a
stablo government would bo rapidly
carried out, tho proof of this being the
municipal elections, fixed to take placo
In Juno." Nevertheless It appears that
thcro Is somo apprehension In Cuba that
our government may prove faithless to
Its promlso of Independence and there
aro Amerlcnn newspapers that foster
this fear by their attltudo respecting
tho duty of the United States toward
Cuba. Somo of theso havo distinctly
urged that It would bo a grave mistake
to glvo Cuba independence and that an
nexation being inevitable effort should
at onco bo directed to its attainment. It
Is, wc understood, also, that this view
has some, though rid very extensive,
popular approval.. What there Is. of
this sentiment, however, whllo com
manding llttlo consideration here, may
make a very decided impression in Cuba
and keep nllvo doubt and distrust there
to tho detriment of tho work the Ameri
can nuthorltes havo in hand.
Whatever tends to delay tho reorgani
zation of Cuba and tho establishment of
a stablo government is to bo deprecated,
whllo no less objectionable, on tho other
hand, aro efforts to withdraw American
guidance nnd protection before the peo
plo aro prepared for independence. The
resolution Introduced in tho Unltod
States senate by Mr. Mason, proposing
thnt on July 4 next tho United Stntes
shall turn over and surrender to the
people of Cuba all civil and military
power, is untimely and may prove mis
chievous, though ft is not at all likely
to receive any consideration In tho sen
ate. Tho statement in tho preamble to
tho resolution that the Cubans can un
doubtedly govern themselves without
endaugerlng llfo or property Is very
questionable. 'There aro many people
In Cuba who will not' endorse It. At nil
events thcro will bo "better opportunity
to judge, after tho munlclpnl elections
In June, how far the Cubans are pre
pared for self-government and until
then, nt least, such action as Senator
Mason proposes would bo unwise. It
Is not nsked for by any representative
Cubans, even so ardent a champion of
Independence as Rivera having urged
no earlier time than tho cud of 1001
for Its recognition by tho United States.
Cuba will become an independent re
public, but its people aro not yet pro
pared for self-government. As to nn
nexatlon, thnt is a question of the
future which need not now cause any
serious concern.
THE SUNDAY DEE.
Readers of Tho Sunday "Beo will bo
treated to a spread of Journalistic fea
tures fully up to tho standard of tho
best modern nowspapcr. Tho news of
tho world will bo set forth in special
cable letters," while tho domestic hnp
penluirs and local events wjll bo chron
icled lu a comprehensible nud readable
form.
Tho Illustrated Beo hhs for its fron
tispiece a largo three-quarter portrult
of Prof. 13. Benjamin Andrews, tho new
chancellor of tho University of No
brnsku, uccoihpanied by a gossipy
sketch of Dr. Andrews ns he nppears
lu his olllco at Chicago. In tho same
connection Is a largo panoramic view of
tho university buildings and grounds
taken by a new process.
Among local features, Jn which .this
number Is replote, Is nn nrtlclo on the
consular corps of Omaha, with portraits
of tho tliroo foreign vice consuls located
hero.
Auother Illustrated nrtlclo relates the
story of two veteran Odd Fellows of
Nebraska who havo been central fig
tires In tho receut Odd Fellow celebra
tlon of Its anniversary.
Frank Carpenter's letter this week
deuls with tlm colony of lepers in tho
Philippines which has been annexed by
tho United States, along with tho other
Ipopulallon of Tts new "acquisition.
Interesting pictorial contributions of
THE OMAITA DATLX BEE: SATURDAY,
miscellaneous chnrnrter Include n
group plcturo of the I. F. F. club of
Aurora, Neb.) a group of officers of
Company M nnd tho Second regiment
of the Nebraska National guard at Al
bion, Neb.; n portrait of tho president
of tho Western Base Ball league, and
a reproduction of a unique souvenir of
a recent golden wedding celebrated In
Omaha, reproducing the daguerreotype
photographs of the bride nnd groom
mado at tho tlmo they were married
fifty years ago.
As a whole, The Bee Sunday will be
excelled by nono for variety and gen
eral excellence of Its contents. People
who want the best paper will read The
Ben.
ONE TlllNO ATA TIME.
Tho desperato effort of the World
Herald to ward off tho effects of the
damaging exhibit mndo by the news
paper census of carrier delivery circula
tion in Omaha, South Omaha and Coun
cil Bluffs was to have been expected.
Tho bogus claimant has been uncovered
nnd Its Imposturo can no longer be
bolstered except by further Imposture.
Its usual cuttlefish tactics will not work
this tlmo and no amount of dust-throw-lug
and ink-shedding will obscure the
stubborn facts. Neither will the publi
cation of fictitious names of alleged sub
scribers, as was done In South Omaha
by tho Fakery at tho tlmo it forfeited
$258, serve Its purposes now.
The proposition made by The Bee for
checking up tho census returns for
Omnha is perfectly fair. It allows the
World-Herald- to namo tho committee
that will make tho comparison. It
pledges In ndvanco to credit tho World
Herald with every nddltlonnl subscriber
It can prove up. It places tho census
lists for tho wholo carrier delivery cir
culation of both papers In tho hands of
tho commltteo nnd allows the commit
tee access to Its subscription books and
every other record that mny bo needed
to verify their correctness.
This proposition stnggcrs tho World
Herald because of Its very fairness. To
evade It, a counter proposal, confusing
tho main issue, Is made, intended to mis
lead advertisers by complicating the In
quiry nnd putting off Indefinitely tho
finnl finding.
That Tho Beo mny not be misunder
stood, notice is served on the World
Herald that It accepts all the conditions
imposed by it in Its counter proposition
provided thnt it first meet the challcngo
of The Bee. When that is done, the
doctored circulation records of the
World-Herald, by which It humbugs its
patrons nnd tho public, will receive duo
attention without regard to expense for
experts.
Ono thing nt a time.
HEADED FOR CONOliESS.
The republicans of the Fourth and
Sixth Nebraska districts have mado
their nominations for congress, select
ing men to represent them who promlso
to add decided strength to the ticket.
In tho Fourth district the nominee,
John D. Pope of Friend, has had tho
benefit of legislative experience to fit
him for tho work that will devolve upon
him at Washington. As a campaigner
he ranks high nnd may bo relied on to
make a vigorous and aggressive canvass
against, his fusion opponent, whoever ho
may be.
Tho nominee In tho Sixth district,
Judge Moses P. Klnkald of O'Neill, mado
tho rnco a year ngo with credit to him
self, although under the adverse condl
ttons of a "special election to fill a va
caucy caused by the death of Congress
man Greene, in which It was lmposslblo
to got out a full voto of the republicans,
With tho headway gained last fall and
tho demonstrated fruitless services of
his competitor during his term nt Wash
ington, Judge Klnkald enn contest the
place again with fair promise of sue
cess in spito of the normal fusion ma
Jority of the district.
Til FAKEItV'S DILEMMA.
World-Herald route No. 21 is bounded
by Sixteenth and Thirtieth streets and
Harney and Mason streets, covering the
most of the district where what that
paper calls tho "fake census" Avas taken.
Tho World-Herald carrier on this route
draws"4.riO papers dally. The Beo census
books credit tho World-Herald with 451
subscribers in this district. On two Bee
routes contnlncd In this territory the
World-Herald has added 150 more sub
scrlbers to The Beo's census. Without
any more additions for the balance of
the territory this would glvo the World
Herald carrier over 600 subscribers, to
supply whom he draws only 450 papers
a day. How many subscribers will be
havo to supply from his 450 papers when
the World-Herald has published doc
tored lists for tho balance of this tor
ritory?
The local popocratlc orguu attempts to
find fault because of the so-called curl
ous stato of affairs said to exist around
the city hall by which the mayor's rec
ommendatlons for employment of men
In the different branches of the city gov
ernment nro given first consideration
nnd proceeds to build up a terrible bogle
of politleul Interference. We suggest
thnt it cross tho street into tlio cour
house, where tho fusion olllclnls are In
chnrge, and ask how many of tho ein
ployes were selected by tho men lmmc
dlately under whom they serve. Tho
fact Is that every appointee of tho fusion
county officials was selected for them
by tho fusion committees nfter nppor
tlonment between the various brnnches
of tho conglomerate nlllnnce. Wheu It
comes to building up n political machine
tho system employed by tho fusion man
ngers for forcing tho officers In tho court
houso to pay their political debts Is not
to bo bent.
Tho County Democracy Is trying to
wrest from tho Jncksonlnns the mem
bershlp In the board of trustees for tho
Institutions for the blind and the deaf
and dumb held by tho former president
of tho Jncksonlnu aggregation. If the
County Democracy will promise to be
(loaf, dumb nud blind on all future nnd
more Important patronago tho Jacksoul
ans will doubtless mnko this concession
without a fight.
Fusion ward heelers In Omnha are
again giving advance tips to the effect
that the fusion Judges of tho supreme"
ourt will hand down a decision at their
Ittlng two weeks from next Tuesday
ousting the present Hoard of Fire- and
ollco Commissioners ud seating tho
pretender board appointed by governor
Poynter. Has It not come to a pretty
pass when supremo court deelslous are
retailed In tills manner in Third ward
resorts and on the street corners?
,ent J l, for Ilctvcy.
Chicago Record.
If this misunderstanding with Turkey coca
much further Admiral Dewey will again bo
In his clement.
Voleo from Waterloo,
New York Mall nnd Express,
"Death to tho trusts!" shouts Hon. Horace
Boles of Iowa. Wo gather from this that
Undo Horaco Is saving up money to buy
gun.
Summlmr I'll the llcoord.
Globa-Dcmocrat.
Republicans tako much pleasure In re-
amrmlng tho St. Louis platform of 1896. Its
principles havo been advanced Into great
dcoda and accomplished facta.
One Point Mmlp Clcnr.
Pittsburg Times.
Ono of the things that Mr. Hoar mado
vory plain In his speech was that, ho con-
ldcrcd Agulnaldo too good a man for sec
ond placo on tho ticket with Bryan.
Trniiiilrn lllKlit In Cnmp.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
To bo honest, thcro Is nothing unfair In
saying that General Roberts Is having nulto
as much troublo with his own generals as ho
is with the Boers. In substanco ho declares
that himself and certainly ho ought to know.
Kentucky I'oretlioiiKlit.
Washington Post.
Tho Kentucky pcoplo who sent Admiral
Dowcy n dozen quarts of twenty-seven-
yoar-old whisky evidently expect him to
ava somo visitors from Kentucky boforo
tho polls closo,
How ihn Xmv Ilomlrt 3o.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
That tho now 2 per cent' refunding bonds
aro popular with tho general public as well
as with tho banking Institutions, Is shown
by tho fact that ot tho $23 1,000,000 bonds
thus far exchanged, over $32,000,000" nro from
Individuals and Institutions other than na
tional banks. It also shows that tho era of
prosperity inaugurated by tho election of
President McKlnlcy enables tho general pub
lic to InVest In bonds.
ACHIEVEMENTS OK PROTECTION.
Higher Wnus, StliimlntiMl Invention
nnd HiilnrReil Murki-tH.
Washington Post.
Tho freo trado newspapers continue to
pay unconscious tributes to tho great
American economic policy of protection to
homo Industries, and tho Post very cheer
fully continues to niako appreciative men
tion of them. Ono of tho latest and best
of ,tho freo trado glorifications of tho great
results that havo been effected by freo trado
defeats appeared In a recent Issuo ot tho
'hlladelphla Record, an excellent news
paper printed In a city and stato which
aro In themselves grand monuments to tho
power and beneficence of . protoctlon. Tho
Record points with prldo to tho "significant
statement" mado by Lord Cromer, the
British dlplomatlo agent In Egypt, to the
fleet that American rather than EnglUh
loccmotives wero bought for uso In Egypt
because tho former wero furnished at "lower
prices and In loss. time.';'
In thoso words.Vns our freo trade con
temporary correctly asserts, lie tho so
lution of tho problem of how to secure
export trade. 'Tney' contain tho explana
tion ot tho obtoundlng strides made by
American commerco abroad, and they
convoy tho most 'encouraging assurance for
tho future Continuing Its exultant strain,
the Record declares as an undeniable fact
that American machinery Ib the best on
tho globo; American tools, machine tools.
and automatic machinery of all kinds aro
standard In tho markets of tho world, and
that Joined to' them we have labor which
Is characterized by self-reliance, initiative,
and general intelligence nowhera equaled
Thoso nro great truths, we havo tho best
machinery and tools In tho world and tho
best men to use them. Why? Because we
havo paid higher wages; becauso wo have
protected labor and stimulated Invention;
becauso, In brief, wo havo put down and
kept down the heresies of the freo trade
sophists. ,
POMTICAI. DIUFT.
Senator Danlol Insists on a democratic
platform for 1900. Ho will get It.
It Is generally conceded that If Dewey
quits fooling with politics all will bo for
given.
Wharton Barker, and Ignatius Donnelly de-
daro In sonorous tones they aro In the raco
to stay.
Mr. Cleveland's lotter has been weighed
In tho balance and tipped tho beam at two
pounds to a sentence.
David B. Hill shrowrtly refrained from
aealn proclaiming "I'm a democrat." It
would require a perplexing definition now,
Two republicans who arc etrlvlng to got
control of tho party machine In Connecticut
lino up on tho proposition, "God hates i
quitter."
John Wannmaker's Store Mows didn't men
tlon the fall taken out ot Quny, but overy
other department of his nowspaper did tho
cakowalk with -variations.
Kentucky now has ono governor In Frank
fort and another In Washington, besides
double set of delegates to tbo Philadelphia
convention, nnd yet It la not entirely happy.
Chairman Jones', tho foghorn of democracy,
Is entitled to credit for ono accurato proph
esy. Ho aayo Bryan and tho Chicago plat
form will occupy tho mlddlo of tho road thU
year.
Senator Morgan of Alabama scored a do
clslvo victory over local Bryanlto enemies
The only objection to Morgan was bis refusal
to uso tho Chicago platform as a political
halo. Ho has considerable 'imperialism'
about his person, too, but tho stato stood
up for him dceplto tho clamor of tbo rad
icals.
Out of tho four Philadelphia nowspapers
on Tho Bco exchango list the Public Ledger,
tbo Times und tho North American opposed
tho seating ot Senator Quay. The Inquirer
was a staunch supporter of tho senator and
tts odltort Mr, Elvoraon, Is ono of tho four
de.lcgatcs-at-largo to tbo republican national
convontlon.
Charley Towno has called his silver-plated
republican .braves to assemble in Kansas
City with the Iroquola, tho Tammanyltca
and tbo Jackeonlans, and to como prepared
to executo a ghost danco beside the classic
Kaw. Even thoso who do not speak the
languago of tho reservation will bo wel
corned, taken into tho tepees and dono for,
The San Francisco Chronicle, a leading
republican paper cf tho coast, asks tho
republican national convention to "declaro
In unequivocal languago against cstablUh
Ing or maintaining In any part of the earth
a 'colonial' government, or any government
which shall not assuro to tho Inhabitants
of tho governed territory every right, bur
den or Immunity which la possessed by
the inhabitants of tho present territories of
tho United State. No party," It says, "can
hope to carry a national election on a plat
form which can bo construed to permit th
malntenanco of any government which ap
proachew a "colonial system, or which Is not
maintained under tho authority ot the con
stitutlon and docs not Include all the con
tltutlonal fuirantee."
APIITTj 28, 1900.
) THE UNACCEPTED CHALLENGE
Mado by Tho Dee April 25.
Itmnlt of Npimiinprr C-n-n.
Iter.
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Omnlin ..,.....
South Omnlin . . .
Council Illnrfs . . . .
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l.unn
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1,110
i, ma
7,2011
Totnl, :t Cltlcx... 11,881
In order that all doubt mny bo
dispelled The Hco makes tho fol
lowing proposition: It will place
tho census lists for each of tho
routes lu tho city of Omnha In tho
hands of a committee of Omaha
business men tho World-Herald
shall numo, to be carefully checked
up with tho currier delivery circu
lation of the World-Herald for the
first week In April, the World-IIcr-aid
to' bo credited with every nnme
omitted by Tho lice's census takers;
tho provlng-up process to bo mndo
by ouo representative of The Hoc,
one of tho Wotid-llcrald nud ouo of
the News. That is to say, every sub
scriber claimed by tho World-Herald
In excess of tho credit given
slinll bo traced to ills residence or
business olllco nnd his receipts sub
mitted. When tho comparison Is
completed The lice will revise Its
figures nnd credit the World-Herald
with whatever additional carrier do-
llt'oiM ullluntltittni If tltrtt iitmn tin
nt the samo time ngreclng to deduct S
from Its own credit all names shown
to have been efroueously Inserted. )
OT1IKH LANDS THAN OUItS.
Thcro is not entire unanimity in London as
rospects thof Australian federation bill about
to bo considered In Parliament, Tho bill,
as twlco voted for by tho Australians, cuts
Australia moro completely looso from tho
mother country than Canada is. Canadians
can tako law cases by appeal to tho privy
council, but tho Australasian federation
bill, setting up a supremo court llko that
of tho United States, forbids appeals to tho
privy council. Tho queen's prerogative Is
limited In various clauses In such a way ns
to lessen rather than Increase) tho tlo with
tho mother country. Tho colonies havo even
gono so far as to draft tho bill Parliament
to pass authorizing federation which Is
considered unusual, not to say fresh. They
nsk that this bill bo passed Just as they
framed It to save tho trouble ot again re
ferring It to tho peoplo for tho ratification
t amendments. To this British statesmen
object. They want vague or objectionable
features corrected now, so that mlsundcr-
tandlngs shall not develop out ot them
hereafter. Negotiations aro now in prog
ress looking to amendments. The Austra
lasians nro said to bo willing to admit ap
peal to tho privy council, but to be averse
to other change. It is a ticklish matter at
best.
A period of unprecedented commercial ac
tivity appears to havo opened In tho Kongo
ree Stato in consequence of tho comple-
lon of tho railway from Stanley Pool to
Matadi. This railway obviates tho oxponslvo
carriage of products overland by porter for
a dlstanco of 225 miles to tho head ot navi
gation at Stanloy Pool. Last year 700,000
pounds of Ivory wero collected by steamers
on tho Uppcd Kongo, while the amount of
rubber collected In tho Kongo basin has
risen from thirty tons, valued at 123,000, In
1887, to 3,300 tons, of tho export vnluo of
9000,00(. Tho succpHS of tho railway,
which is earning largo dividends, Is stim
ulating tho extension ot lines through the
naturally, rich French territory ot Mayumbn,
hitherto Inaccessible, whllo tho anticipated
development of these regions gives cause for
congratulation, it would no interesting to
know whether the torchbearcrs ot civ
lllzatlon In tbo Kongo basin have abandoned
the practice ot chopping off the hands ot
native rubber gatherers whoso collections
failed to come up to the quantity required
by tho agents of tho Free State.
Tho latest Irlth grievance this time a
ery real one to bo legismtea away Dy
tho English Parliament will probably bo
tho removal of paupers from England to
Ireland. Tho bill haa been Introduced by
Mr. T. W. Russell In tho form of an amond
ment to the old act. Clearly, It Is an In
Justice that a Kerry peasant who has left
homo early in life and becamo incapacitated
by old ago or Infirmity, only after long res
Idcnco in England should, tho moment he
becomes legally a pauper, be sent back ns a
frtsh burden for-'tho poverty-stricken town-
land whero ho was born. In tho very
poorest districts somo of the Irish work
houses are "more than half filled with out
casts from the British population. The
new bill provides that anyono who has re
sided continuously for five years In England
shall not bo removable to Ireland when ho
becomes "chargoablo to the parish." This,
ono thinks, Is a very reasonable limitation.
Fuither, anyono who Is removable may be
retained at the English workhouse at the
cost of and by arrangement with the Irish
union to which ho or sho may be charge
able, and such a provision will at all events
spve tho frequently considerable cost ot do
portatlon.
Tho writer of a letter from St. Petersburg
to tho London Times treats most ot the
recent rumors concerning tho bellicose In
tentions of Russia in contemptuous fashion
With regard to the mobilization of 250,000
men, ordered for August, ho says that this
was decided upon long beforo thero was any
dlsputo with Turkey over railway conccs
slcns In Asia Minor. As for tho ordor of
HD.000 tons of English coal for tho railroads
ot south Russia, that was rendered noces
sary by tho coal famlno and tho demands of
Industry, whllo tho other order of coals for
tho fleet Is ono that is given ovory spring
Odessa, ho says, is tho placo whence the
mcst alarming storloj now Issue. Ono of
the latest of theso was to tho effect that
200,000 men had been sent to the far cast
from that port, a calculation which did not
tako Into account any roturn movement of
forces by land or sea. Tho writer declares
that 100,000 is an exceedingly liberal esti-
mato of tho number of troops wnicn nus-
ula has In tho wfeoio Amur region of Siberia,
Manchuria and Port Arthur. Ho asserts,
moreover, that there Is not tho least expec
tation In St. Petersburg of any impending
troublo between Russia and Japan. He says
tbat It "seems almost Impossible to Imagine
any difficulties between tho two govern
ments, soclng that tho thrco conventions
concluded slnco 1806 clearly lay down the
principle ot equal rights and privileges In
Corca, oven to tho extent of stipulating that
neither of tho contracting parties shall loan
money to tho Corean government without
tho consent or participation of tho other."
Somo llttlo astonishment has been excited
by tbo appointment of Mr. Ocwchen to the
post of British envoy at Copenhagen In
succession to tho late Sir Edmund Kane.
It had been oxpected that this particularly
dtulrable berth would fall to tho shoro of
Mr. Barrlngton. That It should have gouo
to W. doschen Instead must be ascribed
In a great measure to the Influence of the
widowed empress of Russia and tho friendly
feelings which she formed for Mrs. Goschen
during the lattor's stay at SU Petersburg,
when her husband was secretary of the em
bassy and charge d'affaires thtrei As a
general rulo tho diplomats chosen for the
post of envoy to the court of Denmark Are
men who have already served tbw as sec
retaries of legation and aro thert(ore known
to tho reigning family, who do not care tor
strangers. Mr. Ooschcn wa only a short
tlmo there as secretary, but, ns stated above,
acquired, through his wife tho sympathy
and good will of tho old king of Denmark's
daughter, tho dowager ciarlna at St. Pe
tersburg, and when tho post became vacant
at Copenhagen ho was chosen for It.
Sweden Joins tho militant proccrelon of
tho powers by voting Increased supplies for
now rifles, cannon and ammunition, for Ihe
organization of additional volunteer corps
and for enlargement of tho navy. It Is not
clear whether such Incrcatei of strength U
meant to meet tho aggreeslons of her ho
redltary foe, Russia, or to deal with tho
antagonism ot her side partner, Norway.
Sweden haa not figured much In wars for
some generations. Hut she onco produced
soma of tho best fighting stock of the world
and there Is no reason to suppose that she
has lost hor vitality. With tho pent-up
hatrods and accumulated wrongs of two cen
turies let loeso sho might make a brave
showing against evon that colossal eastern
neighbor and foe which has mado tho spolia
tion of Finland tho first step In a march to
Stockholm.
NO NOTICE FROM GERMANY
Government in Ignorance IteRnrdtnir
Intention IleancctliiK Kxoluslon
of American Meats.
WASHINGTON, April 27. Not havldg re
ceived any sort of official notice of nn In
tention on tho part of tho German govern
ment to add to tbo difficulties of tho ne
gotiations respecting tho admission of Amer
ican meat products into Germany by tho
issue of an order excluding freshly slaugh
tered meals and dairy products, tho State
department officials aro unwilling to accept
as accurato tbo statement attributed to somo
of the German nowspapors to tho offoct that
tho North Gorman Lloyds StdamBblp com
pany had 'been enjoined not to bring such
products to German ports.
But evon .of such an order has been made,
whllo It undoubtedly would tend to ac
centuate tho growing feeling In tho United
States over tho reputed attacks on Amer
ican commorco, It is realized that tho Ger
man government has, legally spoaklhg, an
undoubtad right to deal at Its fileasuro with
corporation of Its own creation such as
is this steamship company.
Wero tho same rule attempted to bo ap
plied to other than Oorman vessels nnd
especially to vessels under tho American
flag, tho case would toko on a vory differ
ent aspect and there would bo opportunity
for tho oxorclso ot somo vigorous diplomacy.
As it Is, tho Impression here Is that tho
principal sufferer from such an ordor would
bo the Gorman steamship company, for so
long as American moats are not absolutely
oxcludod from Germany they will find their
way across tho ocoan In vessels of other
nationalities.
Nominations by the President.
WASHINGTON. Anrll 27. Tho president
today sent tho following nominations to the
senate :
To bo Commissioners of tho District ot
Columbia Henry B. F. MacFarland of the
District of Columbia, John W. Rose ot the
District of Columbia.
To be Secretary of tho Legation of the
United States at Gautomala City, Gauto-
.mala Sidney B. Evcritt ot Massachusetts.
To bo Attorney of tho United States for
the. Eastern District ot Louisiana William
Wirt Lowe ot Louisiana.
Ximv To bo Captain In the Navy Com
mander James H. Daytont
Short Cabinet Mcetlnir.
WASHINGTON, April 27. Owing to the
absence ot three members of the cabinet,
Secretaries Gage, Root and Lons, tbo meet
ing today lasted but little mora than an
hour and no business of Importance, it was
stated, vas transacted. Tho attorney gen
eral recommended to the president the
nomination of William Wirt Howe as United
States attorney for the district of New Or
leans. A Matter of
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Chicago Nowh: When you havo anything
to say to a mule say it to his face.
Philadelphia Record: Counterfeiting may
bo a dangerous gum, but forging Is all
write.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "Frank, .what in a
heliograph?" naked Mrs. Hloomneld..
She had ten rending tho South African
wnr nows, you will have observed.
"It's an Instrument to throw light on a
distant situation," replied Mr. Bloomfleld.
Atchison Globo: Your mind is strong
enough for nil dally purposes If you can
read a patent medicine circular nnd not
foe convinced that you havo till the diseases
it mentions.
Harper's Bazur: Tienham I claim that
tho stago is nn educator.
Mrs. Uenham-I don't ogrco with ypu.
You took mo to a temperance play the other
night and went out thrco times between tho
acts.
Boston Transcript: Customer These
shoes nro murdering me. You snld they
wero mado to conform to tho lines of the
feet. That Is Just .whnt they do not do.
Dealer Beg pardon, sir: I said tho
natural linen of the feet. I was very care
ful to state It In that -way. The shoes aro
all right. If there Is nny change It must
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T1113 OLU-TIMB CIRCUS.
Josh Wink in Baltimore American.
"The circus Isn't what It used to be," he
sadly said, . ....
"It's nothing llko the old rond show." He
sighed and shook his head.
"It's nothing llko the old-tlmo shows that
came at early dawn ...
And lllled tho town with dust, .and cuss
words, too, before they'd gone.
It's dlftoront now from what it was In old
Vun Ambcrc's time. '
Ah! Thnt was when tho circus, as a show,
was in tts prime;
Or -when John Rob'son drove around by
mud road yes, and wo
Would carry water for tho elephant, and
get In free."
"It used to too somo fun o see tho mighty
caravan,
And hear Foto Sells square back and cuss a
lazy canvnsman.
The circus was a circus when old Adam
Forenauch'd boss
Tho wholo shebang from
where ho
sat
nstrldo a Knotted hoss,
And it was good to go to when old
P. T.'
was alive. 1
Wo'd bo on hand to see them come two
hours 'fore they'd arrive. ,
Them days tho circus got along with Just a
single ring.
You didn't havo to ibrcak your neck to
look at everything.
"I (wouldn't como today," ho said, and
grinned a sheepish grin,
"But some ono had to bring tho kids and
seo that they cot In."
'He dragged tho children past the
cage
where mpnkcys held their sway
xnoy merely caugni a glimpse or
trio men-
agerie aispiay.
Ho criticised tho show until tho clown,
with pointed hat.
Got oft a Joko. And then tie smiled: "Well,
I remember that."
The clown was all he oared to see or hear
in all the show
He said: "Now, he .brings back to me the
days ot long ago."
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